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Pete Brady is the Acting Director for the Air Traffic Safety Standards Oversight Division (AOV-100). The division leads policy oversight of the Air Traffic Organization’s (ATO) safety standards by reviewing and approving national changes to policy standards, ATO’s Safety Management System (SMS) aligned with the...
Organs and biological material (e.g., bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells) are transported via commercial airline virtually every day. Recent changes in organ allocation and distribution policies result in broader geographic sharing of donor organs, which means a higher percentage of organs will be transported over longer distances.
Introductory Meeting – March 6, 2025:
Atlanta Meeting – April: 1-3, 2025:
May Virtual Meeting – May 6-7, 2025:
BSU Hybrid Meeting – June 10-11, 2025
July Virtual Meeting – July 8-9, 2025
Cancelled Hybrid Meetings – October and November, 2025:
January Hybrid Meeting – January 7-8, 2026:
Rescheduled February Hybrid Meeting – February 5, 2026:
Closing Meeting – March 10-11, 2026:
Conclusion of the Comment Period – May 11, 2026:
The FAA is systematically installing Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology in approach lighting systems across the National Airspace System. Pilots using Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) with infrared (IR)-based sensors may experience reduced visual performance when operating on approaches to runways equipped with LED approach lights.
Pilots can determine whether LED approach lighting is installed by reviewing the FAA’s Chart Supplement (formerly known as Airport/Facility Directory). When LED lighting is in use, it is noted in the “Additional Remarks” section for the affected airport. Other aeronautical chart providers also publish this information. For example, Jeppesen includes LED lighting details for specific approach lighting systems on the -9A page for applicable airports. The images below provide examples of how this information appears in these publications.
A list of planned LED approach lighting system installations is available in the table below. These documents are updated as new information becomes available, so users should check regularly for the most current data.
| Date | Newsletter |
|---|---|
| 3/12/2026 | Vision (edition 1) |
Contact the EFVS Point of Contact at 9-AVS-AFS-EFVS@faa.gov if you encounter LED bulbs in approach lighting systems that have not been annotated in the chart supplement.
Brittany Richardson is the acting executive director of the Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention (AVP), the FAA’s focal point for safety management systems, aviation safety data, and all aircraft accident investigations and activities related to...
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All public meetings were published via Federal Register Notice.
Introductory Public Meeting
Subjects: Certification, Certificate Management, and Examining Authority: Part 61 training providers and challenges they face to become a part 141 pilot school; part 141 certification and certificate management; examining authority.
Subjects: Safety: Risk mitigation, reduction of fatal accidents, and Quality Assurance System as defined by ICAO.
Subjects: Technology and Learning: Emerging technologies such as aircraft, simulation, EFBs, recordkeeping; various learning and examination methods.
Closing Public Meeting
Caitlin Locke is the Executive Director of the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR). In this role, she oversees type certification, production approval, airworthiness certification, and continued airworthiness of the U.S.
Art Sheffield is the Acting Air Traffic Safety Operations Oversight Division Director for the Air 
The legacy 8410-3 forms have been replaced with competency and checking form examples for the 3 primary categories of operator aircraft. Operators are expected to tailor these forms to suit the requirements of the equipment and types of operation.
The following tool may be used to create a custom product. This is not a mandatory product, and users are responsible for ensuring the contents will meet current applicable guidance and regulations: